Beware the Army of Angels

Believe...

The newly formed band from former Blink-182 band member Tom Delonge, Angels and Airwaves, is on the brink of releasing their debut album. There is only one word to describe this band. EPIC!

After Delonge's departure from Blink-182 and he spent 3 weeks thinking of what his next move in life would be. After many sleepless nights he decided a new band would be perfect. He set out to create his perfect ideal band. Not the best musicians, but the best possible band.
After careful consideration Delonge laid out the guidelines for the new band. First and foremost band members were to be respectul to the other members at all times and to understand that family was to come first before the band, which points to signs of tension among Blink members and somewhat verifies rumors of the band's demise. He also made it clear this band was not a side project, but the next step in the musicians lives.

After thinking of names for the new band he eventually came up with the name of Angels and Airwaves. Delonge was unsure about the name for awhile until he realized if you invert the middle 'A' it spells his daughters name. (Ava)

The new band consists of Ryan Sinn on bass, Atom Willard on drums, David Kennedy on guitar and obviously Tom on vocals and guitar. Sinn is former bassist for The Distillers, Kennedy is formerly of Boxcar Racer and Hazen Street, and Willard has a list of bands but most importantly (to me) are The Offspring and Rocket From the Crypt.

The band set out to tour in early May and is now making it's way through the U.S.

The first single was recently released, "The Adventure" followed by "It Hurts." The first album "We Don't Have to Whisper" will be released May 23, 2006. It's being released along with a movie that plays along with the album much in the likes of Pink Floyd's "The Wall."

Influences are bands like Nirvana, The Police, U2 and any other band deemed highly influential to their time.

I'm not 100% sure why I'm so obsessed by this band. I do however know that the music speaks to me for some reason. I already have tickets to their show at the Charter One Pavillion on June 30 in Chicago.

I truly think this band is the next step for rock music as a whole. Delonge seems to have left is immature toilet humor behind and upgraded to a much more influential and determined personality. Though there are still a few 'dick' jokes here and there.

I know I'm not the only one after hearing their music on a commercial for 'The OC.' A clear sign of the soon to come popularity. Check them out and let me know what you think.